Functions of Danggui Buxue Tang, a Chinese Herbal Decoction Containing Astragali Radix and Angelicae Sinensis Radix, in Uterus and Liver are Both Estrogen Receptor-Dependent and -Independent

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The effect of E₂ or DBT on animal body and organ weight. (a) The ovariectomized animals were treated by E₂ (at 1 μg/kg BW/d; subcutaneous) or DBT (at 0.01 g/kg/d BW and 1 g/kg/d BW, orally) for three days; untreated ovariectomized animals served as a control group (Ctrl.). The body weight of rats before sacrifice was determined. The wet organs including uteri and livers were weighed. (c) The regulation of mRNA expression of the proliferation markers Ki-67 in uteri and livers was analyzed by semiquantitative real-time PCR analysis. Asterisks indicate values significantly different from the respective controls. , , and .

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